diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a4017644f..ecd57e596 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ Parts of the project are originally copyright (c) 2012-2013 The Cryptonote devel
 
 ### Overview:
 
-Dependencies: GCC 4.7.3 or later, CMake 2.8.6 or later, libunbound 1.4.16 or later (note: Unbound is not a dependency, libunbound is), libevent 2.0 or later, libgtest 1.5 or later, and Boost 1.53 or later (except 1.54, [more details here](http://goo.gl/RrCFmA)).
+Dependencies: GCC 4.7.3 or later, CMake 3.0.0 or later, libunbound 1.4.16 or later (note: Unbound is not a dependency, libunbound is), libevent 2.0 or later, libgtest 1.5 or later, and Boost 1.53 or later (except 1.54, [more details here](http://goo.gl/RrCFmA)), BerkeleyDB 4.8 or later (note: on Ubuntu this means installing libdb-dev and libdb++-dev).
 Static Build Additional Dependencies: ldns 1.6.17 or later, expat 1.1 or later, bison or yacc
 
 **Basic Process:**
@@ -99,8 +99,12 @@ The instructions above should provide enough detail.
 
 ### On OS X:
 
+**Basic Process:**
+
 The project can be built from scratch by following instructions for Unix and Linux above.
 
+**Alternate Process:**
+
 Alternatively, it can be built in an easier and more automated fashion using Homebrew:
 
 * Ensure Homebrew is installed, it can be found at http://brew.sh
@@ -109,7 +113,7 @@ Alternatively, it can be built in an easier and more automated fashion using Hom
 
 ### On Windows:
 
-Dependencies: mingw-w64, msys2, CMake 2.8.6 or later, libunbound 1.4.16 or later (note: Unbound is not a dependency, libunbound is), and Boost 1.53 or 1.55 (except 1.54, [more details here](http://goo.gl/RrCFmA)), BerkeleyDB 4.8 or later (note: on Ubuntu this means installing libdb-dev and libdb++-dev).
+Dependencies: mingw-w64, msys2, CMake 3.0.0 or later, libunbound 1.4.16 or later (note: Unbound is not a dependency, libunbound is), and Boost 1.53 or 1.55 (except 1.54, [more details here](http://goo.gl/RrCFmA)), BerkeleyDB 4.8 or later (note: on Ubuntu this means installing libdb-dev and libdb++-dev).
 
 **Preparing the Build Environment**
 
diff --git a/src/blockchain_utilities/blockchain_converter.cpp b/src/blockchain_utilities/blockchain_converter.cpp
index 000635e09..fdd369e79 100644
--- a/src/blockchain_utilities/blockchain_converter.cpp
+++ b/src/blockchain_utilities/blockchain_converter.cpp
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 
   if (command_line::get_arg(vm, command_line::arg_help))
   {
-    std::cout << CRYPTONOTE_NAME << " v" << MONERO_VERSION_FULL << ENDL << ENDL;
+    std::cout << "Monero '" << MONERO_RELEASE_NAME << "' (v" << MONERO_VERSION_FULL << ")" << ENDL << ENDL;
     std::cout << desc_options << std::endl;
     return 1;
   }
diff --git a/src/blockchain_utilities/blockchain_dump.cpp b/src/blockchain_utilities/blockchain_dump.cpp
index dab46cda7..53dc22f8b 100644
--- a/src/blockchain_utilities/blockchain_dump.cpp
+++ b/src/blockchain_utilities/blockchain_dump.cpp
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 
   if (command_line::get_arg(vm, command_line::arg_help))
   {
-    std::cout << CRYPTONOTE_NAME << " v" << MONERO_VERSION_FULL << ENDL << ENDL;
+    std::cout << "Monero '" << MONERO_RELEASE_NAME << "' (v" << MONERO_VERSION_FULL << ")" << ENDL << ENDL;
     std::cout << desc_options << std::endl;
     return 1;
   }
diff --git a/src/blockchain_utilities/blockchain_export.cpp b/src/blockchain_utilities/blockchain_export.cpp
index d34bb735c..f5dea731a 100644
--- a/src/blockchain_utilities/blockchain_export.cpp
+++ b/src/blockchain_utilities/blockchain_export.cpp
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 
   if (command_line::get_arg(vm, command_line::arg_help))
   {
-    std::cout << CRYPTONOTE_NAME << " v" << MONERO_VERSION_FULL << ENDL << ENDL;
+    std::cout << "Monero '" << MONERO_RELEASE_NAME << "' (v" << MONERO_VERSION_FULL << ")" << ENDL << ENDL;
     std::cout << desc_options << std::endl;
     return 1;
   }
diff --git a/src/blockchain_utilities/blockchain_import.cpp b/src/blockchain_utilities/blockchain_import.cpp
index 6c847b216..85ab883f4 100644
--- a/src/blockchain_utilities/blockchain_import.cpp
+++ b/src/blockchain_utilities/blockchain_import.cpp
@@ -615,7 +615,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 
   if (command_line::get_arg(vm, command_line::arg_help))
   {
-    std::cout << CRYPTONOTE_NAME << " v" << MONERO_VERSION_FULL << ENDL << ENDL;
+    std::cout << "Monero '" << MONERO_RELEASE_NAME << "' (v" << MONERO_VERSION_FULL << ")" << ENDL << ENDL;
     std::cout << desc_options << std::endl;
     return 1;
   }
diff --git a/src/blockchain_utilities/cn_deserialize.cpp b/src/blockchain_utilities/cn_deserialize.cpp
index 801654fd2..6c6288aec 100644
--- a/src/blockchain_utilities/cn_deserialize.cpp
+++ b/src/blockchain_utilities/cn_deserialize.cpp
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 
   if (command_line::get_arg(vm, command_line::arg_help))
   {
-    std::cout << CRYPTONOTE_NAME << " v" << MONERO_VERSION_FULL << ENDL << ENDL;
+    std::cout << "Monero '" << MONERO_RELEASE_NAME << "' (v" << MONERO_VERSION_FULL << ")" << ENDL << ENDL;
     std::cout << desc_options << std::endl;
     return 1;
   }
diff --git a/src/daemon/command_server.cpp b/src/daemon/command_server.cpp
index 2ca4367b3..8f434c89a 100644
--- a/src/daemon/command_server.cpp
+++ b/src/daemon/command_server.cpp
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ bool t_command_server::help(const std::vector<std::string>& args)
 std::string t_command_server::get_commands_str()
 {
   std::stringstream ss;
-  ss << CRYPTONOTE_NAME << " v" << MONERO_VERSION_FULL << std::endl;
+  ss << "Monero '" << MONERO_RELEASE_NAME << "' (v" << MONERO_VERSION_FULL << ")" << std::endl;
   ss << "Commands: " << std::endl;
   std::string usage = m_command_lookup.get_usage();
   boost::replace_all(usage, "\n", "\n  ");
diff --git a/src/daemon/executor.cpp b/src/daemon/executor.cpp
index 44c56df4f..3db3cb68d 100644
--- a/src/daemon/executor.cpp
+++ b/src/daemon/executor.cpp
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ namespace daemonize
       boost::program_options::variables_map const & vm
     )
   {
-    LOG_PRINT_L0(CRYPTONOTE_NAME << " v" << MONERO_VERSION_FULL);
+    LOG_PRINT_L0("Monero '" << MONERO_RELEASE_NAME << "' (v" << MONERO_VERSION_FULL);
     return t_daemon{vm};
   }
 
diff --git a/src/daemon/main.cpp b/src/daemon/main.cpp
index e138dd155..089d8fb69 100644
--- a/src/daemon/main.cpp
+++ b/src/daemon/main.cpp
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ int main(int argc, char const * argv[])
 
     if (command_line::get_arg(vm, command_line::arg_help))
     {
-      std::cout << CRYPTONOTE_NAME << " v" << MONERO_VERSION_FULL << ENDL << ENDL;
+      std::cout << "Monero '" << MONERO_RELEASE_NAME << "' (v" << MONERO_VERSION_FULL << ")" << ENDL << ENDL;
       std::cout << "Usage: " + std::string{argv[0]} + " [options|settings] [daemon_command...]" << std::endl << std::endl;
       std::cout << visible_options << std::endl;
       return 0;
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ int main(int argc, char const * argv[])
     // Monero Version
     if (command_line::get_arg(vm, command_line::arg_version))
     {
-      std::cout << CRYPTONOTE_NAME  << " v" << MONERO_VERSION_FULL << ENDL;
+      std::cout << "Monero '" << MONERO_RELEASE_NAME << "' (v" << MONERO_VERSION_FULL << ")" << ENDL;
       return 0;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/daemonizer/posix_daemonizer.inl b/src/daemonizer/posix_daemonizer.inl
index 07a48cea2..926f0a3ac 100644
--- a/src/daemonizer/posix_daemonizer.inl
+++ b/src/daemonizer/posix_daemonizer.inl
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ namespace daemonizer
     }
     else
     {
-      //LOG_PRINT_L0(CRYPTONOTE_NAME << " v" << MONERO_VERSION_FULL);
+      //LOG_PRINT_L0("Monero '" << MONERO_RELEASE_NAME << "' (v" << MONERO_VERSION_FULL);
       return executor.run_interactive(vm);
     }
   }
diff --git a/src/daemonizer/windows_daemonizer.inl b/src/daemonizer/windows_daemonizer.inl
index c2fa9f50f..d8023944e 100644
--- a/src/daemonizer/windows_daemonizer.inl
+++ b/src/daemonizer/windows_daemonizer.inl
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ namespace daemonizer
     }
     else // interactive
     {
-      //LOG_PRINT_L0(CRYPTONOTE_NAME << " v" << MONERO_VERSION_FULL);
+      //LOG_PRINT_L0("Monero '" << MONERO_RELEASE_NAME << "' (v" << MONERO_VERSION_FULL);
       return executor.run_interactive(vm);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/simplewallet/simplewallet.cpp b/src/simplewallet/simplewallet.cpp
index 7283df3b6..00bdc689d 100644
--- a/src/simplewallet/simplewallet.cpp
+++ b/src/simplewallet/simplewallet.cpp
@@ -2467,14 +2467,14 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 
     if (command_line::get_arg(vm, command_line::arg_help))
     {
-      success_msg_writer() << CRYPTONOTE_NAME << " " << sw::tr("wallet") << " v" << MONERO_VERSION_FULL;
+      success_msg_writer() << "Monero '" << MONERO_RELEASE_NAME << "' (v" << MONERO_VERSION_FULL << ")";
       success_msg_writer() << sw::tr("Usage:") << " simplewallet [--wallet-file=<file>|--generate-new-wallet=<file>] [--daemon-address=<host>:<port>] [<COMMAND>]";
       success_msg_writer() << desc_all;
       return false;
     }
     else if (command_line::get_arg(vm, command_line::arg_version))
     {
-      success_msg_writer() << CRYPTONOTE_NAME << " " << sw::tr("wallet") << " v" << MONERO_VERSION_FULL;
+      success_msg_writer() << "Monero '" << MONERO_RELEASE_NAME << "' (v" << MONERO_VERSION_FULL << ")";
       return false;
     }
 
@@ -2507,7 +2507,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
     LOG_LEVEL_4
     );
 
-  message_writer(epee::log_space::console_color_white, true) << CRYPTONOTE_NAME << " " << sw::tr("wallet") << " v" << MONERO_VERSION_FULL;
+  message_writer(epee::log_space::console_color_white, true) << "Monero '" << MONERO_RELEASE_NAME << "' (v" << MONERO_VERSION_FULL << ")";
 
   if(command_line::has_arg(vm, arg_log_level))
     log_level = command_line::get_arg(vm, arg_log_level);
diff --git a/src/version.h.in b/src/version.h.in
index 6dd62faf9..09c2ac8c7 100644
--- a/src/version.h.in
+++ b/src/version.h.in
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 #define MONERO_VERSION_TAG "@VERSIONTAG@"
-#define MONERO_VERSION "0.8.8.7"
+#define MONERO_VERSION "0.9.0.0"
+#define MONERO_RELEASE_NAME "Hydrogen Helix"
 #define MONERO_VERSION_FULL MONERO_VERSION "-" MONERO_VERSION_TAG